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Band:  Nile
Album: Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Song:  Opening of the Mouth

Copyright (c)  (Relapse) (1998)
Version 1.0 - (23/01/05)

Transcribed By: John Mansley
Email:          john@smansley.freeserve.co.uk


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill
nh - natural harmonic    .  - (above note) staccato

Tuning: A E A D F# B


Intro: (clean)

|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-5---7------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------8---7----|-5---4h5p4-----------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------6-------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|


|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-6---7---/12---11----|-8---7h8p7---6-------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|


Rhy. Fill 1:

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-4--------------|
|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-4--------------|
|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-4--------------|


Riff A1: (light palm muting)

|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-5555555555555555-|-5555555555555555-|
  ................   ................


Riff A2: (light palm muting)

|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-6655556655556666-|-5555555555555555-|
  ................   ................


Riff A3: (light palm muting)

|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-6666666655555555-|-6655555555555555-|-6666666666666666-|
  ................   ................   ................

|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-6666666666666666-|
  ................


Riff A4: (light palm muting)

|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-8888888888888888-|-6666666666666666-|
  ................   ................


Rhy. Fill 2:

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-66---55---88---66-|
|-66---55---88---66-|
|-66---55---88---66-|


Riff B: (those are 10s in bars 3, 6 and 7)

|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-7777777777777777-|-8888888888888888-|-101010101010101088888888-|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|

|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-7788777777887777-|-8888777777778877-|-777777771010101010101010-|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-101010101010101088888888-|-8888888877887777-|-7788777788887777-|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|

|------------------|
|------------------|
|-7777887777777777-|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|


Solo Backing: (light palm muting)

|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|---------5555-----|-----55-----------|---------44444444-|
|-55556655----6655-|-5566--6655668866-|-55556655---------|
  ................   ................   ................

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-7bf------------------|
|-7bf------------------|
|-------55-------------|
|---------665533-5bh---|
        ........


Solo: This is just a rough approximation as to what Karl's playing
      but it should be good enough to play along to the CD with.


|-14bh--r--bh--r--bh~~~~-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

|-17p12-19p14-20p15p14p12-17p12-19p14-20p15p14p12-20p15-|
|--t-----t-----t-----------t-----t-----t-----------t----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-19p14-17p12-16p11-17p12-19p14-17p12-16p11-14p9-13p8-|
|--t-----t-----t-----t-----t-----t-----t-----t----t---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-9bh--r--bh-~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|


Riff C:
                    _________________  __________________
|Gtr1                           1,2,3|                  4|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-10---10---9---9---|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-4310000043100000-|-0578888888888888-|-------------------|
| ................ | ................ |                   |
|Gtr2              |                  |                   |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|--8----8---7---7---|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-4310000043100000-|-0578888888888888-|-------------------|
  ................   ................


Riff D:

|Gtr1
|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|-10-------------|-9--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                |                |                |                |
|Gtr2            |                |                |                |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|--7-------------|-6--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


|Gtr1
|--"-------------|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|-13-------------|-12-------------|-9--------------|-9--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                |                |                |                |
|Gtr2            |                |                |                |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--"-------------|--"-------------|-"--------------|-"--------------|
|-10-------------|--9-------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Rhy. Fill 3:

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-5--------------|
|-5--------------|
|-5--------------|


Outro:

|Gtr1 (clean w/delay effect)
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-5---7------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------8---7----|-5---4h5p4-----------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------6-------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|                  |                  |                     |
|Gtr2 (let ring)   |                  |                     |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|---------------------|


|Gtr1
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------7---8----|-6---7---/12---11----|-8---7h8p7---6-------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                  |                     |                     |
|Gtr2              |                     |                     |
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----------------|---------------------|---------------------|



Song Structure:

Intro        (x2)
Rhy. Fill 1
Riff A1
Riff A2      (x2)
Riff A3
Riff A2
Riff A4
Riff A2
Rhy. Fill 2
Riff B             _
Solo Backing       _| Solo played over this riff
Riff C       (x2)

Drum break

Riff D
Rhy. Fill 3
Riff A2      (x2)
Riff A3
Riff A2
Riff A4
Riff A2
Rhy. Fill 2
Riff B
Outro        (x2 w/fade)


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